IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Okoboji

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1977MN091001(2393)

User Pedon ID: S1977MN091001(2393)

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1

Lab Pedon # - UMN2393

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47810

Print Date: 2/3/2025

LOCATION

Location In Web Soil Survey

AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.

Location in SoilWeb

Location in Google Maps

Std. Latitude: 43.6359253

Std. Longitude: -94.4425507

Datum: WGS84

Township: 102N

Range: 30W

Section: 16

PLSS Details: 1370 feet east and 2030 feet north of the southwest corner

Location Description: 1370' E and 2030' N of SW corner Section 16, T. 102 N, R. 30 W

Country: US—United States

State: Minnesota

County: MN091—Martin

MLRA: 103—Central Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies

Regional Office: NC—North Central

MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-ALB—Albert Lea, Minnesota

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN091—Martin County, Minnesota

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43094-F4—Fairmont, Minnesota

PEDON

Describers Name: Richard Paulson

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Cumulic Endoaquolls

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: Unknown

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Okoboji

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Okoboji

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 10/21/1975

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: not certified

QC Status: not reviewed

QA Status: not reviewed

SITE

Parent Material: brown till

Drainage Class: very poorly

Geology: Wisconsinan formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/21/1975 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Setting and Climate
Slope	Slope Length USLE	Upslope Length	Elev.	Corr. Elev	Aspect	MAP	REAP	FFD	MAAT	MSAT	MWAT	MAST	MSST	MWST	MFFP	PE Index	Climate Station ID	Climate Station Name	Climate Station Type
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
0	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (N 2/),, black (10YR 2/1), dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine granular parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-18-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN239301; moist when described;

A1—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); black (N 2/),, black (N 2/),, dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.0 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-18-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN239302; moist when described;

A2—46 to 69 centimeters (18.1 to 27.2 inches); black (N 2/),, very dark gray (N 3/),, dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-18-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN239303; moist when described;

A3—69 to 89 centimeters (27.2 to 35.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (N 4/),, dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-18-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN239304; moist when described;

A4—89 to 127 centimeters (35.0 to 50.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1), olive gray (5Y 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky; 0.5 fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-18-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN239305; wet when described;

Bg1—127 to 160 centimeters (50.0 to 63.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky; 0.1 fine roots; 33 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 7 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-18-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN239306; wet when described;

Bg2—160 to 224 centimeters (63.0 to 88.2 inches); olive (5Y 5/3), light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; loam; friable, moderately sticky; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 9 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-18-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN239307; wet when described;

Cg—224 to 244 centimeters (88.2 to 96.1 inches); gray (5Y 5/1), light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; loam; friable, moderately sticky; 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent coarse prominent 2.5Y 5/8 (2.5Y 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent coarse prominent yellow (2.5Y 7/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 7 percent by volume nonflat 2-18-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.1; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN239308; wet when described;